Date: August 13th 2010

Hello lovelies,

We're amazed we're out this early in the day, hooray! A huge THANK YOU to the amazing volunteers who made it possible this week: Rennee, Malini & Thomasin -- and of course Michelle, Miss Virgo herself. If you'd like to help (in return for undying gratitude and party perks), drop her a line at virgo /at/ geminiandscorpio.

Tomorrow is our last party of the summer, Balkan Bacchanalia on the High Seas. We are SOLD OUT of presales at this point (though check, sometimes cancellations free up tix last minute). We'll have 20 more tickets on the dock, first come, first served. We also now have a pre-party a few blocks away in a friend's loft, woo hoo! So come hang with us either way, and we'll see if we can get you on the boat. (Party info in Saturday listings below.)

BTW, we've been keeping our Twitter & Facebook feeds updated as tickets have been selling out. If you want to be in the loop and not miss out in the future, join us there. We post last-minute events, links to random cool stuff, pics from our adventures around town, and other daily miscellany. Links just below, in our signature.

One note on this weekend's events: Fringe Fest kicks off this weekend, so lots of intriguing performances are in the ONGOING section towards the bottom of the listings. Don't miss those.

See you on the boat tomorrow!

Cheers,

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OUR NEXT EVENT: 8/14
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Gemini & Scorpio and NY Gypsy Festival
present

Balkan Bacchanalia on the High Seas

Saturday, Aug 14
Aboard tall ship Clipper City, Pier 17, South St Seaport, 21+
11:30pm boarding, 11:45pm-2am boat party w/cruise, $30 adv/$40 dock (limited tix)

Official site: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
Tix: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/119199
FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108356192548440
Taste of last cruise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3AvHJgtA1o

Join us as we raise the massive square-rigged sails of New York's only Tall Ship for a surreal dance party on the high seas. Rebuilt from original plans borrowed from the National Archives, the 160-foot Clipper City, with its masts rising 135' off the deck, is a faithful replica of the clipper ships that plied America's waters more than a century ago.

DJ Joro Boro, the king of the EthnoMesh Megalophonia sound (as heard at the infamous Bulgarian Bar, on KEXP radio, and at numerous underground parties), spins alongside special guest from Germany, DJ KK, mastermind of the Balkan Express and Favela Blast parties in Cologne.

Expect wild music to delight your ears, colorful costumes to delight your eyes, full cash bar to delight your gullet, and plenty of surprises to delight your soul. Find yourself face to face with the Statue of Liberty with a cocktail in one hand, a dance partner in the other, and towering sails soaring above. Dress: gypsy fabulous (though we're taking it easy on costumes this time).

100 cruise tickets available for advance presale, 25 more at the door, first come, first served. We highly recommend buying your tickets early. Rain Date: Sunday, Aug 15 at 9:30pm.

[Now, with a pre-party! See Saturday's listings below.]

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WEEKEND + WEEK
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FESTIVAL: Gypsy Tabor
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141830132504432
http://nygypsy.com/default.aspx
Gypsy Tabor is a three-day retreat from the urban sprawl and daily grind to enjoy live Gypsy, Balkan & world music, dancers and performers from around the globe, dancing & singing, beach activities, full bar and food, and a camp out. Free-spirited music, dancing, food, and drink under the open sky - right next to the beach! We will have discussions and information-distribution regarding the Gypsy/Roma human rights movement. Featuring Skampida, The Kreptatka Bar Band, Escarioka, Outernational, Bobby BouzoukiAnna Leah Belly Dance, Bastet Belly Dance, DJ Mishto & Raphlex of [Burdel Dali Presents] DJ Spinach, Cookie & Madman, Ghostriders. (Fri 2pm – Sun 9pm, Floyd Bennett Field at 50 Aviator Rd, BK, FREE)

FILM: Hi-Def Hitchcock
http://www.symphonyspace.org/series/151
Seven Hitchcock classics on the big screen for the first time ever in high-defintion: The Birds, Tom Curtain, Rear Window, Frenzy, Vertigo, Topaz, The Trouble with Harry. Various times throughout the weekend. (Sat-Sun., Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th St., $12)

COMEDY: Brooklyn Underground Comedy Festival
http://www.greenroompresents.com/bkucf.html
Sun: Stacy Mayer, "The Funeral Chaser". Mon: Tanya O'Debra, Ben Lerman, and Dr. Steam Whipple and the Prescriptions. Wed: With: "Smart Phone" by Nick Jones, Helen Hong, and Fortress of Attitude (Sun/Mon/Wed, Public Assembly Back Room, 70 North 6th St, W'burg, BK, 8pm, $10)

PERFORMANCE: Friends of Dorothy: An Oz Cabaret
http://www.fringenyc.org/basic_page.php?ltr=F#Friend
Follow Dorothy from Kansas to the strange and beautiful Land of Bras, where she meets some memorable friends and foes, but none as fierce and fabulous as the Wicked Bitch of the West. Will Dorothy make it through the forest of glitter and fringe to the Wizard with her friends? Can she keep the Wicked Bitch of the West from getting her hands on the Ruby Red Pasties? Journey over the rainbow and down the yellow brick road with Dorothy as she discovers the true meaning of what it means to be home." Influenced by the traditions of vaudeville and circus, and bringing a fun modern edge to the classic Wizard of Oz story, "Friends of Dorothy: An Oz Cabaret" features some of the best in New York City burlesque, drag, aerialists, magic, and downtown music! Featuring: Bianca Del Rio; Harvest Moon; Mary Cyn; Schaffer the Darklord; Jenny C'est Quoi; Veruca Honeyscotch; Rita MenWeep; Sizzle Dizzle; Go-Go Harder; Atta Girl and more. (Mon, Thur-Sun, The Ellen Stewart Theater @ La Mama, 66-68
East 4th St. bet Bowery and 2nd Ave., various times, $15/adv, $18/door)

THEATER: SPACEMEN FROM SPACE
http://bricktheater.com/collisionworks
An Exciting New Serial for the Stage in 6 Thrill Packed Episodes. A loving pastiche of 1930s-40s b-movie serials intended to keep hyper children entertained during extended Saturday matinees, this new show combines as many elements of the straight-faced, sincerely-played episodic genre works into one big mashup of fast-moving fun – a single play made up of 6 episodes played one right after another (with cliffhanger endings, of course), that fills The Brick's stage with a cast of 21 talented comic actors running around telling this overly-complicated, barely sensical plot with absolute seriousness and belief. Spacemen from Space is a sweet, silly, simple confection designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats, wondering what will happen next to our steadfast heroes, and if you need a break, you can step out during the four original songs performed by The Lonely Valley Boys, our band of actors, which include a couple of love ballads that younger audiences will find
icky, but older ones might possibly find charming. There is, however, a deeper, darker metaphoric level to the play – something, the playwright keeps saying, about anti-science and anti-intellectual thought in America today – but all that can and should be safely ignored, 'cause jet-packs are just plain fun! (Sat/Sun/Thur this week, Fri & Sun next week, The Brick, 575 Metropolitan Ave., Wburg, BK, various times, $18)


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FRIDAY
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TALK: Surrealism and Women Artists with Prof. Susan Aberth
http://observatoryroom.org/2010/07/14/surrealism-and-women/
The Surrealist Movement, launched in 1924 by the poet André Breton in Paris, ascribed to woman a pivotal and revolutionary role and attracted a large number of active female participants. This talk will present a general survey of the women painters, photographers, and sculptors associated with Surrealism such as Dorothea Tanning, Remedios Varo, Lee Miller, Meret Openheim, Leonor Fini, Nusch Eluard, Dora Maar, Jacqueline Lamba, Valentine Hugo, Mimi Parent, Unica Zürn, Ithel Colquhoun, Eileen Agar, Maria Martins, Leonora Carrington, Kay Sage, Toyen, and Claude Cahun. In addition, common themes running through their work (sexuality, occultism, nature, and dream imagery) will be explored. Susan L. Aberth is Associate Professor of Art History at Bard College and is the author of Leonora Carrington: Surrealism, Alchemy and Art. (Observatory Room, 543 Union St.-enter through Proteus Gowanus off Nevins, BK, 8pm, $5)

TALK: Talking Stick
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143231205698994
Talkingstick at RMA features writers, actors, comedians, and performers sharing true stories inspired by works of art from the Rubin Museum of Art collection alongside museum guides who share stories from within the rich oral traditions of the Himalayas. Funny, sad, poignant, and cutting, Talkingstick at RMA provides opportunities to explore various perspectives on Himalayan art while experiencing the spontaneous and dynamic world of storytelling. Storytelling series featuring Robert Prichard (Surf Reality), Michele Carlo (author of FISH OUT OF AGUA, and Janice Erlbaum (GIRLBOMB). (Rubin Museum, 17th Street and 7th Avenue, 8:30pm - 9:30pm, FREE)

MUSIC: 7th Year Anniversary Party of RockEM SockEM
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=136573429711661
DJ Omega and UltraV are celebrating the 7th anniversary of this amazing music event. There are gift bags full of great music by Reybee Inc. and some RockEM SockEM swag. There will be an awesome birthday cake by Wicked Whim Sweets. We have two guest djs Dj Garet and Sandra X spinning and tag teaming with us later in the evening. As always we have invited some of the best of RockEM SockEM to play our event so come early and check out the bands; they really are amazing. Featuring bands Pioneers of Seduction, Schwervon! and The Ruffian Arms. (Otto's Shrunken Head, 238 E. 14th St. bet Ave. A & B, 10pm-4am, FREE)

PARTY: 3D 13 Dimensional Dance Party
http://www.myspace.com/surrealestatenyc
Some may say, "Don't go out on Friday the 13th," but wear a Pair of 3D glasses and you'll see things a different way…Join us for an inventive evening of sonic seduction amongst the optically peculiar. Enjoy perplexing perspectives, original outlooks, and focus yourself on fun. The open air terrace in our 3 floor loft space shall be shakin' with a hundred funkified booties or more. We'll open up at 10:00pm for an intimate style gathering with complimentary sangria and Big Tasty leading an open jam/drumming circle. Our in-house chef shall have plenty of delicious vegetarian eats for cheap. Arrive before 11pm with your instrument or sound maker to get a discount at the door. Opt to become part of the spectacle with our body-painter's glowing handy work! Additional entertainment: Mesmerizing Fire & Dance by Victor (Psybotik, Dream Catchers), Underground Horns "Cooking Audio Gumbo" NYC, Sal P (of Liquid Liquid and Ectomorph), and Third Ear Syndrome Puerto Rico/NYC. (Surreal Estate
NYC, 15 Thames St, Brooklyn, 10pm, $10)

PARTY: Midsummer Night's Wedgie
http://www.thewindmillfactory.com/The_Windmill_Factory.html
Think Atomic Wedgies, Fairies, Donkey Punches and cheep beer. It's hot. We have AC and Iced shots. Chill with the crew that brought you the WEDGE, the most dangerous installation on the playa last year. Preview this year's installation- Park Porch -- "a more intimate way to get your wedge burn". Multiple lofts, DJ Tarquinn, Abe, MPH..., Cirque du Soleil Clowns (be afraid), Sexy person auction, and drink specials all night long! RSVP for better treatment, don@thewindmillfactory.com (The Windmill Factory, 151 N. 3rd St Brooklyn, 10:03pm - 5:17am, $10 Cover includes a free drink)

DJ/DANCING: The Brooklyn Zoo 2: Feeding time
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151037058244015
Pulse pounding music will shatter your ear drums and you'll be intoxicated by the sounds of dubstep, street bass, house, hip hop, electro, and go to war with your imagination. A large roof overlooking the zoo, and a packed dance floor full of raging animals moving to the rhythms of sounds the DJ allows them to move to. We also have numerous secret rooms that you choose to find where many wonderful and desirable things can happen, while a secret backyard pit will be the abyss of love making and chit chatter. Sounds By: Joro Boro, Morphous (Dubstep Master Producer) & Shizaru (MorphSaru), DJ Shakey and DJ Barney Iller, DJ Mojo, Dj Steve Nieves, WcKids ("Drat & Tiba"), Nightspitter Productions ("Side Show/Percyst/Mini-Whisk"), Cool Hand Luke, DJ SAV (Electro Wars Creator "Stephen"), Hiro Tha Jap, and DJ O.K Drums. 18+ (Castle V! 99 Richardson St, Brooklyn, 10pm, $10 Girls [All Night] $15 Guys [Before 1 AM])

VARIETY: The Bad Luck Revue
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129254293783798
This Friday the 13th join us for an evening of dark cabaret and the most mystical of outré entertainment. Our Bedouin dancing girl, astounded sideshow acts and music inspired by the dark tents of turn-of-the-century circuses are all on view at this carnival of aural curiosities. Dark Weimar punk band Amour Obscur (vocals, upright bass, accordion, theremin and percussion) and This Way to The Egress (cello, accordion, piano and percussion) are joined by belly dancing harem darling Sarah Hassan, Hamburger James of the Ratt Brother's Sideshow, and The Amazing Amy, Contortionist, winner of the Coney Island Talent Show. (The Parkside Lounge, 317 East Houston Street at Attorney Street, 11pm, $10)

BURLESQUE: Burlesque at the Beach
http://www.coneyisland.com
A day on the boardwalk, a night at the sideshow: Pinchbottom Burlesque presents a rare repeat performance of last summer's sold-out homage to the Marx Brothers, created explicitly for Sideshows By The Seashore at Coney Island. When Hugo J. Porkenbush, house doctor to the Coney Island Sideshow, accidentally incapacitates all the performers, he has to find replacement acts -- and fast. So he recruits a pair of Boardwalk grifters (Nasto& Tiggo) to shanghai "volunteers" for the show. But when, instead of hapless victims, they abduct a bevy of burlesque performers from the Mermaid Parade, the show goes on... a lot further than anyone expected! Starring Nasty Canasta, Jonny Porkpie, Tigger!, Albert Cadabra, Donny Vomit, Gal Friday, Julie Atlas Muz, and Little Brooklyn. (1208 Surf Ave, Coney Island, BK, 10pm, $15)


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SATURDAY
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MUSIC: Chamber Music on a Barge
http://www.bargemusic.org/about.html
From its inception, Bargemusic has been committed to attracting local audiences and enhancing the cultural life of New York by offering frequent, year-round performances of chamber music in a fittingly intimate setting—the type of setting in which chamber music is meant to be heard. Program announced at concert, no reserved seating (Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge, BK, 1-2PM, FREE)

PARTICIPATORY: Capture the Flag at Governors Island & Afterparty
CTF: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131857820184573
Afterparty: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146049515410478
NYCentric, Urban-Nexus.com, and Chaos-Brigade.com bring you another fun, frenetic, thematic day of fun featuring an awesome game of Capture the Flag on the car-free historic paradise of Governors Island. Dress up as a camouflage clad commando or a shredded-up bloody zombie and flit around the century-old Victorian homes of Colonel's Row in search of prisoners, jail-breaks and the all-important beanbag flag. RSVP to participate. Then join us afterwards for CAPTURED! The Zombies vs. Commandos: CTF After Party! A party of epic proportions at a giant venue in Brooklyn, with an amazing roof, Bangin' Music, and Bar. RSVP for exact location. (Colonel's Row at Governors Island, 2:30-5:30pm, FREE; Party: location TBA, 10pm-5am, $10 gals/$15guys).

FILM/MUSIC: Tunnel Vision
http://tunnelvisionny.eventbrite.com
Multimedia curators Tunnel Vision present a film & music event inside the world's oldest subway tunnel, beneath Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Program includes short films featuring trains, railways, and transit culture, including films by Thomas A. Edison, D.W. Griffith, D.A. Pennebaker, Stan Brakhage, the Lumière brothers, Charles & Ray Eames, and Jules Engels, among others. Local musicians will perform original musical scores to accompany the silent film portion of the evening. Tunnel Vision is a truly underground affair. Comfortable shoes and flashlights are highly recommended, as entrance to the tunnel requires guests to climb down a manhole in the middle of Atlantic Avenue. (No high heels). An after party will be held at Floyd, 131 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. The first 100 guests at the screening will receive a free beer at the after party, courtesy of Floyd, NY. [G&S note: likely sold out -- check.] (Atlantic Ave. Tunnel, Line forms at the southwest corner of Atlantic A
ve./Court St. in front of the Trader Joes, BK, 4 pm; $15)

PARTY: Disorient Presents Boom Boat II
https://disorient.ticketleap.com/bb2010/t/fbe
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114398558582958
Disorient's floating summer cruise presents a full afternoon of slamming DJs and more on a 3-story paddlewheel steamer cruising all around New York Harbor! Since our last 3 boat parties sold out, don't wait long to get tickets! CONFIRMED DJs: Reda Briki (Disorient, NYC), Vitamin Devo (3l3tronic/Robot Heart, SF) (solo DJ set), Arrow Chrome (Disorient, NYC), Friar Tuck (Disorient, Brooklyn) Sequoia (Disorient, DC), DJ Love Rocket (Winkel & Balktick, NYC), Joro Boro (XAYC/HOUSE NYC). Dance Performances Hosted by THE BEX include: Renata (Desert Sin Dance Co and Alchemy Dance Theater), Victor (PSYBOTIK, Dream Catchers, Luminisis, Flambeaux Fire), Christine Geiger, "Teeth" performed by "The Butchies" (Angela Buccinni and Julia Royter-Wilson). Be at the pier by NO LATER than 2pm! Boat will leave promptly when boarded - Disorient is not reponsible for your late ass! (The Queen of Hearts boat at Pier 40, West Houston/West Side Hwy, 1:30pm - 7:00pm, boat leaves at 2pm, $30-35)

*PARTY: Shore Leave Boom Boom Boat Afterparty
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147486488610409
Cheap drinks at the bar with your favorite billy the bartender. Hookah's by Hookah Mike (duh). BBQ burgers and Dogs on the 5000 sq foot rooftop. DJ lineup to be announced tomorrow. Good Beats and Exhausted People, Could you want more? [G&S NOTE: this is our official pre-party for the Balkan Boat Bacchanalia. Meet us there, then walk over to the boat together. It's two blocks away!] (Private Loft, 70 Fulton St #2, 7pm-2am, $5)

PERFORMANCE: Chinese Valentine Celebration
http://AsianinNY.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149783548367261
A Night of Music, Dance, and (Maybe) Romance. MC for the night's festivities will be stand-up comedian Esther Ku, a Season Six finalist on NBC's "Last Comic Standing" and a featured regular in the Boston International Comedy Festival and the New York Underground Comedy Festival. On the bill to entertain guests at this Asian version of Cupid's big day are folkloric and gypsy dance group Kulakova Dance Troupe, featuring Bollywood style dance choreographed by creator, Julia Kulakova; the Exotic Experiment Band, which takes rock, funk, and electronic musical styles and adds exotic elements; hip pop dancer and choreographer Rie Okamoto who has performed on "Showtime at the Apollo"; and there will be a comedy from stand-up veterans Victor Chu and Chris Martin. Spinning music for the night will be recording artist DJ J4 who has released 4 rap albums with The Rock music Production Company in Taiwan. RSVP to info@AsianinNY.com before midnight on Friday, August 13th to receive $5 off a
dmission. (Bennet Media Studio, 725 Washington St b/w West 11th and Bank, 7-10pm, $10 w/RSVP, $15 at the door)

PARTY: Brooklyn Zoo 2: Feeding Time
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151037058244015
We welcome you back to yet another exciting party in the dead center heart of Brooklyn. Where pulse pounding music will shatter your ear drums and you'll be intoxicated by the sounds of dubstep, street bass, house, hip hop, electro, and go to war with your imagination. This exciting event will pit you against the caretakers of the Zoo as they challenge you to feed on the DJ's and performers. A large roof overlooking the zoo, and a packed dance floor full of raging animal moving to the rhythms of sounds the DJ allows them to move to. We also have numerous secret rooms that you choose to find where many wonderful and desirable things can happen, while a secret backyard pit will be the abyss of love making and chit chatter. With Matt Cuba, Nate Reisig, Andrew 'Morphous' Eisele, Luke Brooklyn, Aaron Edwards, Kevin Bracken, Julie Covello, Drat Saddam, E-Money Lopez, Vox Illuminati, Hiroto Hirothajap Sugawara, Smurfo Udirty, Tiba AyeeNess Sterling, Zeko Pbfm and DaleyShow. This is
an underground party - please be respectful to one another and to property. (BK: RSVP for location, 10pm - 5am, girls $10 all night/guys $15 before 1am, 18+, ID required)

BURLESQUE: Wassabassco Burlesque
http://wasabassco.com
Wasabassco's monthly show at Union Hall starring your host, Miss Coney Island herself, GiGi La Femme. With Nasty Canasta, Sapphire Jones, and the Union Hall debuts of Darla Desire and Sable Sin Cyr. Stick around after the show for The Post-Show Dance Party, where it's your turn to bump and grind! Admission always half-price for burlesque and variety performers. (Union Hall, 702 Union Street, BK, 11pm/ Doors at 10pm, $10/$5 for performers)


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SUNDAY
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FILM: Surreal Science Fiction Film Fest
httP://surrealestatenyc.wordpress.com
Featuring three priceless 1970's Sci-Fi Flicks: Zardoz starring Sean Connery, Fahrenheit 451 starring Truffaut, The Man Who Fell To Earth starring David Bowie. Watch one, two, or all three movies! There will be a lounge area for tired eyes. To fuel our film filled evening, Chef J. Surreal will be preparing tempeh skewers, sushi, dumplings, rice, and other scrumptious goodies for cheap! (Surreal Estate NYC, 15 Thames St. Brooklyn, films start at 4pm, 6pm, and 8pm respectively, Free)

TALK: Ask the Experts Lecture Series at Coney Island Museum
http://www.coneyisland.com/museum.shtml
Evan Michelson, co-owner of Obscura Antiques and Oddities in the East Village and scholar-in-residence at the Morbid Anatomy Library will talk on "The Culture of Curiosity". This lecture will cover the process of collecting curiosity items (which includes "obsessing over specimens, lurking in crypts, touring necropoli"!), as well as what's vogue in the antiquarian world. (Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave., BK 4:30pm, $5)

BIKE: Brooklyn to Queens Food Cart Bike Tour
http://www.brooklynbybike.com/rides
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145210755503449
Join us for a ride from Brooklyn to Flushing, Queens. We will be venturing across two boroughs to taste our way through the street food carts of Roosevelt Ave. This is a casual ride and great opportunity to meet like-minded bike loving folks as we explore Brooklyn and Queens. The ride is about 10 mi and we suggest you bring the essentials and some cash for the food trucks. New folks always welcome. (Meetup at Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn OR 12 St & Berry St @ McCarren Park, 11:30am-5pm, FREE to ride, food for purchase)


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MONDAY
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MUSIC: Opera Elvis - A Lament for The King
http://www.operaontap.com
http://www.antisocialmusic.org
http://www.citywinery.com/events/96731
Known for their shared enthusiastic and irreverent approach to classical music, Opera on Tap and Anti-Social Music pair up to present an unprecedented tribute to Elvis Presley. Filling out the evening with hot groovy dance numbers will be Australia's #1 show girl Anna Copa Cabanna and Joey Kipp, with a film tribute by video artist/ famed booking manager of the now deceased Freddy's Bar and Backroom, Donald O'Finn. (City Winery, 155 Varick St, 8pm, $10-20)


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TUESDAY
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PARTICIPATORY: Chaos Cooking
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110081042380592
A continuing social experiment where up to 50 people cook 50 recipes in 1 kitchen, 4 burners, 1 oven. All recipes must be finished in 4 hours while everyone is drinking wine, socializing and putting delectable dishes in their mouths. How it works: Post the name of your recipe on the events wall. Bring the ingredients necessary for everyone to try a little bit of your dish and two bottles of wine per person. Also bring extra knives & cutting boards, big bowls, and tupperware to bring any extra food home, if possible. We will provide: Skewers, salt, pepper, olive oil, flour, white sugar, blender, Foreman grill, bread crumbs, and charcoal. (Page Not Found, 96 Jefferson st. Brooklyn, 7pm, $3-5 to cover the cost of broken glasses, dishwashing soap, cleaning supplies, insane gas bill)


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WEDNESDAY
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CIRCUS: Magic!
http://www.coneyisland.com
A magical variety show highlighting world-class, award winning magicians. Featuring illusionists, mentalists and close-up magicians from around the world with performers that run the gamut from mild to wild. Master of Ceremonies: Gary Dreifus; Headliner: Amazing Louie; Close-Up During Intermission: Livan; Danny T; Devonte; James Gavin; Michael "Six" Muldoon; Omar. (Sideshows By The Seashore, 1208 Surf Ave, 9pm, $10/$7 kids under 12)

BURLESQUE: Revealed
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142259485807634
Burlesque without limits. This unique and extra-sultry night of cabaret features the sexiest, most notorious burlesque performers in New York giving you more bang for your buck than any other show in town. Revealed promises more burlesque than you've ever seen before. August's show will feature tantalizing performances by: Miss Coney Island 2010, GiGi La Femme; The Borg Queen of Burlesque, Kobayashi Maru; The Candy Coated Cutie, Lil' Miss Lixx; The Semitic Sexpot, Minnie Tonka; The Shining Jewel of Burlesque, Sapphire Jones. And in *HIS* Revealed debut, The Great Deceiver, Albert Cadabra! Hosted by Bastard Keith and his Sensational Stage Kitten Sidekick, The Girl Who Fell To Earth, Madame Rosebud. (Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place, 10PM, $20)


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UPCOMING
[Ticketed events likely to sell out and/or offering presale discounts]
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August 22
FILM: The Bungalows of Rockaway preview screening
The film tells the social and architectural history of the bungalows on Rockaway, an 11-mile barrier reef lining the southeastern edge of New York City. In 1905, the first bungalow appeared in the Rockaways. By 1933, over 7000 bungalows, and a thriving seaside resort, stood on the Rockaway peninsula. Today, fewer than 500 remain and the resort is long gone. Presentation followed by a reception with the director. Reservations required by August 13. (Post Theater, Fort Tilden, Rockaway, BK, 7:30pm, $20)


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ONGOING
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***PERFORMANCE: New York International Fringe Festival
http://www.fringenyc.org
FringeNYC is the largest multi-arts festival in North America, with more than 200 companies from all over the world performing for 16 days in more than 20 venues. In addition to 1200 incredible performances. [G&S note: we'll be listing individual Fringe shows, but can't possibly cover the whole fest.] (thru 8/29, see site for full info)

**PERFORMANCE: Bagabones
http://WWW.BAGABONESTHESHOW.ORG/BAGABONES_the_show/Home.html
Contortionist Jonathan Nosan is proud to present "BAGABONES": a contortionist's charming nightmare. From primal spaces, to final spaces, and places in between, Jonathan travels through varying states of being. Multiple roles are played by Nosan as well as four ordinary objects: a six foot tall pine cubicle, a desk, a small coffin, and a ceramic vessel of his creation. Just like his own body, the objects are manipulated from one reality to another--the terror that some experience in confined space shape shifts into the peace Nosan found during his year spent in a tiny Kyoto mountainside cabin. As his body moves through seemingly impossible postures, extreme pain turns to ecstatic pleasure, confinements bring escape, heaven mingles with hell. [G&S note: you saw Jonathan bend himself in two for your enjoyment at The Lost Circus. Yeah, he's amazing.] (thru 8/26, LA MAMA: The First Floor Theatre, 74A East 4th St, 2nd Avenue & Bowery, check website for showtimes, $18/$15 advance)

PUPPETRY/PERFORMANCE: Princes of Persuasion - Recipes for Romance
http://www.princesofpersuasion.com
http://www.fringenyc.org/basic_page.php?ltr=P#THEPRI
Princes of Persuasion is an international band of four robotic puppets and one tall human with a guitar. Expect pop songs, sing alongs, vegetable casseroles and animal assholes: It's a Recipe for Romance! Written & Directed by Ithai Benjamin & Rebeca Raney. (8/14 thru 8/26, check website for showtimes, HERE Arts Center, Dorothy B. Williams Theater, 145 Avenue of the Americas, $15)

MUSICAL: Shine - A Burlesque Musical
http://www.shinemusical.com
Internationally-acclaimed comedy cabaret duo The Wet Spots present 5 performances of "Shine". A recent winner of a Vancouver Ovation Award for Outstanding New Work, "Shine" is a tassel-twirling original, full-book musical about an infamous burlesque theatre and the family of talented misfits who try to save it from demolition… or worse, respectability. At the crumbling but historic Aristocrat theatre, Shine Mionne and her chosen family of sexpots and misfits struggle to save the theatre from imminent gentrification in the guise of smooth-talking money man Richard Suit. Along the way Frankie, the newbie actor from out of town, and Grace, the dimpled graduate student who can't seem to keep her clothes on, are drawn into the vortex of life at The Aristocrat by a diva named Lulu. As Suit and Shine fight for control of the show, Lulu finds her leading-lady status jeopardized by Suit's meddling and a series of whirlwind affairs threatens to throw the impending opening into chaos.
(thru 8/28, La Mama, 74A East 4th St, check website for showtimes, 18+, $15)

*CIRCUS/COMEDY: The Rotten Plantains
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149150848430882
Never before have you seen such a gathering of clowns, comedians, and a Brazilian alcoholic take the stage. A mix of clowns and circus, cultures and experiences, together, form this new comedy show. From Cirque du Soleil's Varekai/ Love/Banana Shpeel/Dralion, Jean Pierre Jeunet's Micmacs, Franco Dragone's Le Reve, and the Betty Ford Clinic - comes this flawlessly rehearsed production of beautiful idiots attempting to make you laugh. This is the beginning of their collaboration together, and after these final 8 shows, will plan their world tour - from NYC, London, Paris, Rio, Calcutta, Nigeria, Osasco (SP), Australia, Beirut, and the Netherlands. Come join in on this ground-breaking event. (thru 8/29, 45 Bleecker Theatre, 10:30pm, $15)

***OUT OF TOWN: Going Places (Doing Stuff) III
http://www.fluxfactory.org
Flux Factory is pleased to announce our third annual Going Places (Doing Stuff) artist-led bus tours! Think of it as "adventure as performance art." The content of the tours is entirely up to the artist, and destinations are kept secret. Artists have "carte blanche" to lead a bus-full of people on an odyssey around the greater New York/Quad-State area. Before each tour, we provide only the following information: artists' name, title of adventure, duration, and a list of needed supplies. In other words, when people sign up for a tour, they know what to bring and how long they'll be gone, but will have no idea where they're going or what they'll experience. Last year's adventures included ziplining to swimming holes, breaking world records, a trip to an abandoned mental asylum, a demolition derby, and camping in the rain. The tours will be on board a school bus propelled by vegetable oil provided by the Rude Mechanical Orchestra. All tours are first-come, first-serve. Tickets g
o on sale one week before each tour. They go like hotcakes. Please check the Flux Factory website for details. (thru 8/28, location with ticket, $20)

THEATER: Much Ado About Nothing
http://www.newyorkclassical.org/index.php
New York Classical Theatre's hallmark is accessibility and a panoramic staging approach to performance. Site-specific productions are adapted to showcase the unique visual components of each venue through innovative design and choreographic elements. Throughout the performance, the audience follows the actors from place to place, as the plot unfolds from scene to scene. In this way, the spectators become active participants in the drama itself. Our current production, Much Ado About Nothing, is a Shakespearean comedy about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero. (thru 8/29, Battery Park thru 8/1, W. 103rd St. and Central Park West thru 7/27-8/29, see site for details, FREE)

ART: Daniel Merriam
http://www.animazing.com/gallery/merriam/originals
http://www.danielmerriam.com
If you dream in full color, Daniel Merriam's paintings are a wildly-hued journey into the imagination. "In Merriam's watercolors, drowsy moonfaces, Victorian houses and the matic repetition create a childlike whimsy layered with meaning." - Art & Antiques. "The ... artist's stunning erotic, fanciful drawings of the primordial garden have earned him a worldwide reputation among serious collectors and connoisseurs. Working in the unforgiving medium of transparent watercolor, his artistical style is the product of solid technical skills, an illustrator's precision and storyteller's sense of adventure." -- EGO Magazine. [G&S note: we are rarely blown away by new art, perhaps because so much of it is post-post-post you-name-it. This artist speaks directly to our theatricality & surrealism-loving little hearts: think Alice in Wonderland meets Gaudi via MirrorMask. (Or, a more whimsical Mark Ryden.)] (Through summer, Animazing Gallery, 461 Broome Street, (bet Greene and Mercer), FRE
E)

PARTY: PS1 Warm Up
http://ps1.org/news/view/64/
MoMA PS1's historic Warm Up music series begins this Saturday. This highly anticipated outdoor series celebrates its twelfth year of exposing audiences to the best in experimental music and live bands, performances, and DJs. Coinciding with the annual Young Architects Program, this year's Warm Up will merge with a new courtyard installation, Pole Dance, created by the architectural firm Solid Objectives - Idenburg Liu (SO - IL). (Every Sat thru 9/4, PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave at 46th Ave, 2pm-9pm, $15)


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